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TUESDAY'S BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS:MLB: San Diego at NY Yankees, 6:30 p.m. (MLB Network)MLB: Cleveland at Boston, 7:10 p.m. (NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7)MLB: NY Mets at LA Dodgers, 10 p.m. (MLB Network)
AROUND THE WEB:
-- Robert Kraft was in the crowd for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final to watch the Bruins take a 1-0 lead in the series over the Blues on Monday night.
The Patriots owner is, as we know, facing misdemeanor prostitution solicitation charges.
He was shown on the TD Garden scoreboard waving a yellow towel and got a rousing reception from the Boston crowd.
#Patriots owner Robert Kraft is on hand for game one of the #StanleyCupFinal.#Bruins. pic.twitter.com/THiV5qOdVt
— Raul Martinez (@RaulNBCBoston) May 28, 2019Robert Kraft going hambone at the Garden #BecauseItsTheCup pic.twitter.com/qUp6N87aG1
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) May 28, 2019Blues radio broadcaster Chris Kerber even took a playful jab at Kraft as he was shown on the scoreboard, joking about the video that exists of Kraft inside the Orchids of Asia Day Spa.
The Blues radio guy just said"They just showed Robert Kraft on the big screen.I guess that's one video he's ok with showing up in" pic.twitter.com/bNjjS0IKO1
— ------------ ------ -- (@TheNationDan) May 28, 2019"I guess there are some videos he doesn't mind being a part of," Kerber said.
Stick tap to him.
-- As Bruins fans geared up for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final the Esplanade Association made sure a famous Boston statue also got in on the action.
The famous Arthur Fiedler statue, honoring the late conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra, was adorned with a Bruins helmet to support the team during the championship series.
There's been a Bruins-themed addition to the Arthur Fiedler statue on the Charles River Esplanade with Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final just a few hours away! ---- Let's go @NHLBruins! ---- #boston25 #StanleyCup #NHLBruins #StanleyCup2019 #StanleyCupFinal pic.twitter.com/OzP3EjfdfX
— Boston 25 News (@boston25) May 27, 2019Fiedler's statue and its helmet stand on the Charles River Esplanade, where the Pops perform outdoor concerts during the summer.
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "I think that time will go by and I'll know more about (retirement). I haven't had a day off in a long time. Every day I wake up and I do some sort of rehab to do anything. I haven't even sat down and thought about something like that or anything. I just know that right now I need a break from just the everyday stresses of dealing with what I'm dealing with and that's it." -- Dustin Pedroia, announcing he is taking a break from baseball during a press conference on Monday
